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Formula One parent company buys GP2 Series

Reports emerging over the weekend indicate that GP2 has been purchased by CVC Capital Partners for a reported $300 million. Dang. What's GP2, you ask? It's a second-tier "feeder" racing series started in 2005 to give up-and-coming drivers a place to display their skills on a worldwide scale and a place for F1 teams to find new talent. The series was intended to replace the ageing Formula 3000 series, and has so far proven fairly successful. Nico Rosberg won the title in the series' inaugural season, and he's racing in F1. Lewis Hamilton won ... Read more →

Singapore gets first F1 race in 2008, and it's at night! Jonathon Ramsey

Jean Alesi fronts new Asian stock-car series Noah Joseph

Who ever would have thought a Will Ferrell movie would ever be considered "prophetic," even jokingly? The absurd story of a French racing driver switching over from F1 to stock cars as the last ...

Not so fast: new F1 circuits aren't happening yet, says Tilke Noah Joseph

Abu Dhabi event draws big crowd - Bernie wants more Noah Joseph

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Formula One parent company buys GP2 Series 2 years ago on Autoblog

Singapore gets first F1 race in 2008, and it's at night! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Next year's Formula 1 calendar could contain an unprecedented 20 races. One of those races will be held for the first time on the island state of Singapore, and according to Bernie Ecclestone, it will be held at night. Both IRL and NASCAR have night races, so why not Formula 1? The reasons aren't ...

Jean Alesi fronts new Asian stock-car series 2 years ago on Autoblog

Who ever would have thought a Will Ferrell movie would ever be considered "prophetic," even jokingly? The absurd story of a French racing driver switching over from F1 to stock cars as the last remaining challenge is coming to life again and again. But unlike Jacques Villeneuve (or Colombian driver ...

Not so fast: new F1 circuits aren't happening yet, says Tilke 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite all the ongoing rumors of this country and that preparing bids for F1 czar Bernie Ecclestone, few of them are anywhere near that stage. As track designer Hermann Tilke has pointed out, many of the speculative locations lack circuits that would be ready to host grands prix. Tilke has to his ...

Abu Dhabi event draws big crowd - Bernie wants more 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view more pictures from the event. As promised, organizers put on quite the spectacle on Saturday when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was officially announced. Tens of thousands of people reportedly turned out for an F1 demonstration on the streets of the gulf emirate that ...

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